A native of Croatia, Zvonimir Nagy (b. 1978) was educated at the Academy of Music/University of Zagreb, Texas Christian University, and Northwestern University. His compositions are inspired by the intersection of aesthetics and spirituality on one end, and music perception and philosophy on the other. He has taught at Northwestern and St. Xavier University, and at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. In addition to his work as a composer, Nagy is active as an organist and pianist.

The atmospheric “Verset” (2012) was composed for Benjamin Cornelius-Bates, Director of Music at St. Paul of the Cross Monastery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.